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waxing

[wak-sing] / ˈwæk sɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
enlarging
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Not done waxing poetic about the eyes on the veritable Redford of retrievers, Leonberg also pointed out another benefit of his dog’s particular coloration.

From Salon

How do you gauge the waxing and waning of paradise?

From Los Angeles Times

Likewise the peak of the Taurids on 12 November, which only produces around 5 meteors an hour, will be affected by light pollution from a waxing gibbuous Moon with an illuminated surface of 84%.

From BBC

A first goal in senior football, it was a moment that swung momentum and had former Rangers wide men waxing lyrical.

From BBC

“So erotic!” she says of Zev, before waxing poetic about his smell.

From Salon